Just saw this item in a paid listing (AD) on page 3 of the most relevant vintage listings on Etsy: a 12 month Netflix Subscription in the shop of mendacious reseller netflisimon The item was listed today, as "Vintage from before 2000". 200 units in stock, priced at $1.20.
UPDATE NOVEMBER 22: netflisimon has been closed, and their user ID is NARU.
NOVEMBER 23: Etsy CEO is making good on his promise earlier this year to promote "personalized, customized" vintage. Which means promoting items that are listed in Etsy shops as 20+ years old but are, in reality, brand new or even not made yet (made to order). Here's an item on page 1 of the most relevant "vintage" items on the site, listed by JigsawCreations : a made to order personalized wooden name puzzle Buyers can select the name, color of the letters, and have the back of the tray engraved to order. So, you might wonder, how can this totally customized product also be "Vintage from the 1900s"? It can't be "vintage", and the seller simply lied during the listing process and back-dated it so it would show up in search results for Vintage items. And that is how #etsysellsvintage with the approval and encouragement of Etsy CEO Josh Silverman.
More. Etsy shop EmyLuRoseVintage is a mixture of actual 20+ year old Vintage, and stuff that has a look of "vintage" for those who have no expertise in fauxtique fakery. One of the most relevant "vintage" listings on Etsy today is this Jim Shore Angel Ornament which is pretending to be "Vintage from before 2000".
And there it is.
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